Street Crossing, Airplanes and Dependance

Dearest friends, family and loved ones,

This is my first post since arriving in Ireland. I am going to be the first person to admit this is harder than I thought. It finally occurred to me today, sitting in the living room of my boss's house that I am on PRIME in another country for six months! Whoa!

I am overwhelmed. That is the only way to describe it. Between everyone being a stranger, living in a new culture, and entering into a new PRIME experience, my body doesn't know how to handle things. BAH!

This place really is beautiful. I took a couple of pictures, but not nearly enough to post anything yet. My room is modest but it is my own and I am grateful for it. I have a moderate headache, which is probably from a lack of sleep.

Despite my initial feelings, I have faith that this is where God wants me. I have faith that he has prepared me for this place and has prepared this place for me. I will learn through hardships and not just let them happen. It will be my choice and that is my decision. I am not going to let a bad situation choose me. I am sure that my anxiety is coming from my feelings of being overwhelmed and that in a week's time, I will be all about this place again (even now, I feel much better about it than before).